Podcasts about audits

Is AI creating an audit boom—or hiding the next Enron-style risk? Blake and David unpack NVIDIA's $500 billion data-center financing plan, why Michael Burry sees warning signs, and how AI is speeding up audits while challenging existing standards. They also cover improved PCAOB inspection results, the end of BOI reporting, Tether's long-awaited audit, QuickBooks Live's overhaul, and practical AI workflows small firms can use today.SponsorsDigits - http://accountingpodcast.promo/digitsOnPay - http://accountingpodcast.promo/onpayThomson Reuters - http://accountingpodcast.promo/taxautomationCloud Accountant Staffing - http://accountingpodcast.promo/casChapters(00:00) - AI Biggest Audit Shift (01:35) - Headlines And Sponsors (02:20) - Digits AI Ledger (04:02) - Nvidia Deal Explained (06:31) - Enron Echoes And SPVs (09:46) - Bubble Risks And GAAP (12:31) - EY Audit Efficiency Claims (15:25) - PCAOB Reports Debate (17:40) - OnPay Payroll Sponsor (18:53) - FinCEN Ends BOI (19:52) - Audit AI Adoption Stats (21:08) - PCAOB Must Set AI Rules (25:52) - Quarterly Reporting Comments (29:17) - Tether Finally Audited (33:17) - Thomson Reuters Tax Automation (35:07) - Ancient Rome Tax Scam (38:45) - Why Tax Fraud Meant Death (39:18) - Clients Want AI Dashboards (39:45) - Small Firm AI Workflows (44:35) - Sponsor Cloud Staffing (45:49) - AI Raises Client Demands (46:27) - Audit Disruption Debate (48:35) - QuickBooks Live Rebrand (51:10) - Taiwan Receipt Lottery (54:40) - OnPay Benefits Upgrade (01:05:17) - Switch Payroll Midyear (01:09:19) - Wrap Up And CPE  Show Notes'Shades of Enron': Michael Burry shorts Nvidia as its $500 billion chip-financing deal fuels a bubblehttps://sg.finance.yahoo.com/news/nvidia-ai-push-echoes-enron-123355872.htmlEY leverages AI for audithttps://www.accountingtoday.com/news/ey-leverages-ai-for-auditIn ancient Rome, tax fraud was punishable by deathhttps://www.popsci.com/science/tax-fraud-death-penalty-ancient-rome/PCAOB inspection reports of largest audit firms show improvementshttps://www.accountingtoday.com/news/pcaob-inspection-reports-of-largest-audit-firms-show-improvementsFinCEN ends beneficial ownership reportinghttps://www.accountingtoday.com/news/fincen-ends-beneficial-ownership-reportingGartner Survey Finds Audit Teams' AI Use is Common, But Most Teams are Lacking Strategic Adoption and Applicationhttps://www.gartner.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2026-08-10-gartner-survey-finds-audit-teams-ai-use-is-common-but-mostIt's Time for the US Audit Board to Set Corporate AI Standardshttps://news.bloombergtax.com/tax-insights-and-commentary/its-time-for-the-us-audit-board-to-set-corporate-ai-standardsSEC quarterly earnings proposal draws flood of public complaintshttps://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/sec-quarterly-earnings-proposal-draws-112015106.htmlFirms (and Some Guy Obsessed With China) Have Weighed in on the PCAOB Turning an Eye to AIhttps://www.goingconcern.com/firms-and-some-guy-obsessed-with-china-have-weighed-in-on-the-pcaob-turning-an-eye-to-ai/Tether says KPMG issued 'clean' opinion in first full audit of USDT issuer's financialshttps://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/08/13/tether-says-it-completed-long-promised-big-four-audit-of-finances-behind-usd180-billion-usdt-stablecoinReal-life ways small firms use AIhttps://www.journalofaccountancy.com/issues/2026/aug/real-life-ways-small-firms-use-ai/QuickBooks Live is Dead, Long Live Intuit Expertshttps://uqb.show/154Need CPE?Get CPE for listening to podcasts with Earmark: https://earmarkcpe.comSubscribe to the Earmark Podcast: https://podcast.earmarkcpe.comGet in TouchThanks for listening and the great reviews! We appreciate you! Follow and tweet @BlakeTOliver and @DavidLeary. Find us on Facebook and Instagram. If you like what you hear, please do us a favor and write a review on Apple Podcasts or Podchaser. Call us and leave a voicemail; maybe we'll play it on the show. DIAL (202) 695-1040.SponsorshipsAre you interested in sponsoring The Accounting Podcast? For details, read the prospectus.Need Accounting Conference Info? Check out our new website - accountingconferences.comLimited edition shirts, stickers, and other necessitiesTeePublic Store: http://cloudacctpod.link/merchSubscribeApple Podcasts: http://cloudacctpod.link/ApplePodcastsYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheAccountingPodcastSpotify: http://cloudacctpod.link/SpotifyPodchaser: http://cloudacctpod.link/podchaserStitcher: http://cloudacctpod.link/StitcherOvercast:

Aubrey Masango speaks to Luthfia Kalla, Anti-Corruption and Compliance Lawyer, about using AI, digital tools, and even Unexplained Wealth Orders to track unexplained wealth and the ethical tightrope between surveillance, privacy and due process. Tags: 702, Aubrey Masango show, Aubrey Masango, Bra Aubrey, Legal Matters, Luthfia Kalla, AI, Lifestyle Audits, Madlanga Commission of Inquiry, Major General Feroz Khan, Assets seizure, Anti-corruption, Corruption The Aubrey Masango Show is presented by late night radio broadcaster Aubrey Masango. Aubrey hosts in-depth interviews on controversial political issues and chats to experts offering life advice and guidance in areas of psychology, personal finance and more. All Aubrey’s interviews are podcasted for you to catch-up and listen. Thank you for listening to this podcast from The Aubrey Masango Show. Listen live on weekdays between 20:00 and 24:00 (SA Time) to The Aubrey Masango Show broadcast on 702 https://buff.ly/gk3y0Kj and on CapeTalk between 20:00 and 21:00 (SA Time) https://buff.ly/NnFM3Nk Find out more about the show here https://buff.ly/lzyKCv0 and get all the catch-up podcasts https://buff.ly/rT6znsn Subscribe to the 702 and CapeTalk Daily and Weekly Newsletters https://buff.ly/v5mfet Follow us on social media: 702 on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TalkRadio702 702 on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@talkradio702 702 on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talkradio702/ 702 on X: https://x.com/Radio702 702 on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@radio702 CapeTalk on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CapeTalk CapeTalk on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@capetalk CapeTalk on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ CapeTalk on X: https://x.com/CapeTalk CapeTalk on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CapeTalk567 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Flo Crivello returns to The Cognitive Revolution to launch Lindy Teammate, an AI employee that lives in Slack, connects to company tools, and accumulates a team's shared context. He argues that multiplayer AI matters because intelligence without context is less useful than an ordinary coworker, and explains Lindy's approach to agentic memory, editable file systems, context buckets, and large-scale tool outputs. The episode also examines the costs and operating realities of building for the next generation of models, from negative gross margins and cache rates to Lindy's own dogfooding in engineering workflows. The stakes are whether AI workers become drop-in teammates, how long humans are still needed to cover model mistakes, and what happens when engineers spend more time managing the machines that do the work. Lindy: https://go.lindy.ai/CognitiveRevolution For full show notes, links, and references, read the episode page:https://www.cognitiverevolution.ai/lindy-teammate-flo-crivello-on-multiplayer-agents-memory-why-he-d-ban-the-chinese-models-he-uses/ Sponsor: Claude: Claude by Anthropic is an AI collaborator that understands your workflow and helps you tackle research, writing, coding, and organization with deep context. Get started with Claude and explore Claude Pro at https://claude.ai/tcr CHAPTERS: (00:00) About the Episode (02:56) Lindy Teammate launch (10:07) Agentic memory systems (Part 1) (19:58) Sponsor: Claude (21:28) Agentic memory systems (Part 2) (22:21) Reliability and caching (34:57) Slack data scaling (40:57) Memory retrieval tricks (48:16) Agent infrastructure choices (55:41) Company operations automate (01:03:34) Centaur era ideas (01:12:43) AI native organizations (01:17:59) Open-source model stack (01:27:39) Prompting and fine-tuning (01:38:03) Chinese model bans (01:45:09) Fairness and threat models (01:53:39) Audits and diplomacy (02:01:59) Episode Outro (02:05:18) Outro PRODUCED BY: https://aipodcast.ing SOCIAL LINKS: Website: https://www.cognitiverevolution.ai Twitter (Podcast): https://x.com/cogrev_podcast Twitter (Nathan): https://x.com/labenz LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/nathanlabenz/ Youtube: https://youtube.com/@CognitiveRevolutionPodcast Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/the-cognitive-revolution-ai-builders-researchers-and/id1669813431 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6yHyok3M3BjqzR0VB5MSyk

The Saint Lucia Social Development Fund (SSDF) is making progress in bringing its financial statements up to date. The current Board of Directors has worked with auditors to complete outstanding audits, while addressing challenges in obtaining supporting documentation. The SSDF aims to finalize all outstanding statements by the end of 2026.

Prompten ist kinderleicht – nur gewusst wie. In dieser Folge zeigt Matthias Lehrke (Wirtschaftsingenieur, Berater der Lebensmittelwirtschaft und Obmann des DGQ-Arbeitskreises HACCP und Hygiene), wie sich KI im Qualitätsmanagement (QM) und in der Qualitätssicherung (QS) sinnvoll einsetzen lässt. Sein zentraler Punkt: Der Prompt ist wichtiger als das verwendete KI-Modell. Anhand konkreter Beispiel-Prompts – von der formalen Dokumentenprüfung über Gefahrenanalysen bis zur Plausibilitätsprüfung von Korrekturmaßnahmen – wird gezeigt, wo KI im Arbeitsalltag echte Zeitersparnis bringt und wo ihre Grenzen liegen. Die Folge ist ein Auszug eines Webinars der BEHR'S Akademie und richtet sich an Fachleute aus QM, QS und Lebensmittelsicherheit, die KI praxisnah und datenschutzkonform nutzen möchten. Die wichtigsten Themen dieser Folge: Prompt vor Modell: Warum die Qualität des Prompts entscheidender ist als die Wahl der KI – und wie man die KI den eigenen Prompt sogar selbst verbessern lässt. Master-Prompts & Reproduzierbarkeit: Wie strukturierte Master-Prompts mit rund 15 festen Themengebieten (Rolle, Aufgabe, Quelle, Negativvorgaben u. a.) für vergleichbare, reproduzierbare Ergebnisse sorgen. Datenschutz & Grenzen der KI: Sensible Daten gehören nur in abgeschottete, datenschutzkonforme KI-Umgebungen – und trotz 80–90 % Genauigkeit braucht es immer die fachliche Kontrolle durch den Menschen. Formale Dokumentenprüfung: Verständlichkeit, Sprachniveau und Lesbarkeit von Arbeitsanweisungen automatisiert bewerten und so den blinden Fleck bei der Dokumentenerstellung beseitigen. Gefahrenanalysen & HACCP: Wie KI Gefahren je Prozessschritt auflistet, Ursachen und Auswirkungen unterscheidet und einen belastbaren Grundstock für die Gefahrenanalyse liefert. Audits & Korrekturmaßnahmen: KI zur Vorbereitung von Auditlisten inklusive typischer Schwachstellen sowie zur Plausibilitätsprüfung von Korrekturen und Korrekturmaßnahmen (z. B. im Rahmen von IFS Food 8). Timestamps für Schnellhörer: 04:10 – Datenschutz und die roten Linien: Welche Daten niemals in die KI gehören. 07:11 – Master-Prompts: Reproduzierbarkeit durch strukturierte Prompt-Vorlagen. 11:15 – Codes als Kürzel: Wie kurze Befehle lange Prompts ersetzen. 14:35 – Formale Dokumentenprüfung: Verständlichkeit und Sprachniveau bewerten. 25:22 – Ursachenanalysen mit KI: Kreative Ursachensuche statt halber Analysen. 26:51 – Daten analysieren: Mittelwert, Median und Prozessfähigkeit ohne teures Statistiktool. 28:21 – Audits vorbereiten: Auditlisten mit typischen Schwachstellen erstellen. 29:51 – Korrekturmaßnahmen prüfen: Plausibilitätscheck im Rahmen eines IFS Food 8 Audits. Unser Experte: Matthias Lehrke Wirtschaftsingenieur & Berater der Lebensmittelwirtschaft (Kernthemen: Hygiene, HACCP, Audits, IFS, Verifizierung und Validierung), Obmann des DGQ-Arbeitskreises HACCP und Hygiene E-Mail: matthias@lehrke.de

A Dublin agency hit number one on Bing Copilot in sixteen hours using syndicated content across over a thousand publisher domains. Discover why traditional SEO measurement can't see these wins and how Irish SMEs can close the AI visibility gap. BeaconSites City: Dublin Address: 77 Camden Street Lower Website: https://beaconsites.ie/ Phone: +353 1 234 6662 Email: info@beaconsites.com

As AI systems move into production, managing supply chain risk goes beyond traditional SBOMs. This podcast episode shares lessons from the first cycle of AI Bill of Materials (AIBOM) audits—where theory met reality in contracts, disclosures, and accountability. With the rapid adoption of AI agents and foundation models in enterprise environments, organizations face new challenges in visibility, provenance, and third-party AI risk. Attendees will take away practical strategies for enforceable controls, adaptable schemas, and continuous assurance in an evolving AI supply chain landscape.

Size & Weight Enforcement on State Roads: Performance Audit Services Manager Gina Brown recaps a new LLA report that evaluates the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development's and Louisiana State Police's implementation of statewide commercial vehicle size and weight enforcement programs on Louisiana's highways. | https://LLA.La.gov/go/podcast

AI now answers over 60% of searches before showing any website links. For local businesses, being absent from those summaries means losing customers to competitors. Audits, schema markup, and data consistency are what drive AI recommendations. To learn more, visit https://www.prominentorange.com/ Prominentorange City: Wanchai Hong Kong Address: Room 2301, Bayfield Building 99 Hennessy Road Website: https://www.prominentorange.com/

"Wer Evaluation nur als Pflichtübung begreift, vergibt das größte Entwicklungspotenzial, das Hochschulen haben", sagt Dr. Helena Berg vom Zentrum für Qualitätssicherung und Entwicklung der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz. Mit ihr und Prof. Stephan Jolie, Vizepräsident für Studium und Lehre, spreche ich darüber, warum Rücklaufquoten in Lehrveranstaltungsbefragungen so niedrig bleiben und wie diesem Umstand strukturell, kulturell und motivational begegnet werden kann. Es geht um den Unterschied zwischen Lehrveranstaltungs- und Studiengangsevaluation, um kollegiales Coaching, Lehrhospitationen und das Mainzer Format des kollegialen Audits. Und es geht um die entscheidende Frage, wie aus dem Spannungsfeld zwischen Kontrolle einerseits und angestrebter Entwicklung andererseits eine echte Qualitätskultur entsteht. Das im Zuge des Gesprächs von Jolie vorgetragene Zitat von John Hattie, "Culture eats Strategy for Breakfast", macht dabei klar, worum es am Ende geht…

This week we dissect ColdCard's ~$100M RNG exploit that Claude Code cracked in 8 minutes, debate whether AI just killed open-source security and Bitcoin maximalism, tear apart Ethereum's EIP-8361 staking-yield taper, and unpack Leopold Aschenbrenner's 67% Situational Awareness blowup and CLARITY Act's ethics fight. Welcome to The Chopping Block – where crypto insiders Haseeb Qureshi, Tom Schmidt, Tarun Chitra, and Robert Leshner chop it up about the latest in crypto. No guest this week, just the four of them working through a week where AI quietly rewrote the economics of both security and human psychology, and crypto happened to be standing in the blast radius. This episode: ColdCard, NVK's Bitcoin-only hardware wallet, got drained of nearly $100M thanks to a random-number-generation bug that a one-word commit buried five years ago, and Claude Code sniffed it out in 8 minutes (an open model with no internet found it in 20, for about two bucks). The crew debates whether AI just killed open-source security, whether Nic Carter is right that this is 'the death of Bitcoin maximalism,' and why Tarun thinks maxi devs are 'the RFK of security practices.' Then they take a blowtorch to Ethereum's EIP-8361 staking-yield taper (Tarun: 'the proposal reads like shit'), unpack Leopold Aschenbrenner's 67% Situational Awareness blowup while 4x levered, and wade into the CLARITY Act's ethics fight where a single amendment is the whole ballgame. Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pods, Fountain, Podcast Addict, Pocket Casts, Amazon Music, or on your favorite podcast platform. Show highlights

Audits are not supposed to be gotchas, and they are not meant to evaluate one person's work in isolation. A good audit looks at whether a system is suitable, effective, and adequate and where it may need to improve.In this video, I share the lessons I learned as I moved from being audited and supporting audit rooms to conducting audits as a certified lead auditor:1) Audit the system, not the person: The goal is to understand how the system operates, not to catch an individual making a mistake.2) Look for patterns, not isolated errors: One typo is different from a recurring or systemic problem, unless the individual event is critical.3) Scope the audit before you start: The objective, criteria, time, resources, and agenda need to align before the audit begins.4) Technical expertise is not the same as audit skill: Auditing requires its own tools, tactics, strategies, interviewing skills, and qualification.5) Lower the temperature to get better evidence: People communicate more clearly when the auditor reduces unnecessary anxiety, although assertiveness is sometimes necessary when information is being withheld.Chapters00:00 Audits Aren't Gotchas00:38 Audit the System, Not the Person03:16 Look for Patterns, Not Isolated Mistakes05:27 Set a Clear Audit Scope08:21 Auditing Is Its Own Skill and Being Technical Helps11:11 Lower the Temperature and Be a HumanAbout SubhiSubhi Saadeh is a quality professional, consultant, auditor, and trainer who specializes in drug-device combination products, medical devices, pharmaceutical quality systems, supplier quality, and lifecycle management. Through Let's Combinate, he helps pharmaceutical and medical-device teams bridge the gap between drug and device quality, regulatory expectations, and practical execution.Learn more:https://letscombinate.com/subhi@letscombinate.comConnect with Subhi on LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/subhi-saadeh-1169aa21

Texas Governor Greg Abbott has paused new data center development until an audit has been completed. Also, on Tuesday, AI infrastructure company Runware announced the launch of its own modular data center called Sonic Inference Pod. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Food Defense verbindet man zuerst mit Erpressungen und vergifteten Lebensmitteln im Supermarkt – doch es gehört viel mehr dazu, was Unternehmen schaden kann. Dr. Norbert Kolb, Lebensmitteltechnologe mit jahrzehntelanger Erfahrung in der Lebensmittelindustrie und im Qualitätsmanagement, erklärt in dieser Folge, welche typischen Food-Defense-Fälle es gibt, welche Risikominimierungsmaßnahmen notwendig sind und was der IFS Food 8 konkret fordert. Ein besonderer Fokus liegt auf einem oft vergessenen Bereich: der IT-Sicherheit als Bestandteil eines vollständigen Food-Defense-Systems. Für Fachkräfte aus Qualitätsmanagement und Lebensmittelproduktion liefert die Folge einen kompakten Überblick vom TACCP-Plan über die Risikobewertung bis zu Eindringtests. Die wichtigsten Themen dieser Folge: Food Defense im Alltag: Kamerasysteme, geschlossene Tore, eingezäunte Gelände, elektronische Zugangs- und Besucherregelungen – die klassischen Schutzmaßnahmen für Gebäude, Gelände und Produkte. IT Defense als blinder Fleck: Warum der Schutz des IT-Systems vor Sabotage und Spionage zwingend in das Food-Defense-System integriert gehört. Typische Fälle aus der Praxis: Absichtliche Kontamination aus Rache- oder Erpressungsgründen, Diebstahl, ein Drohnenvorkommen bei einer süddeutschen Brauerei (2016) sowie ein massiver IT-Angriff auf eine spanische Brauerei (2021) mit tagelangem Produktionsstillstand. Anforderungen des IFS Food 8: Verfahren mit klaren Verantwortlichkeiten, Identifikation und Lenkung kritischer Bereiche sowie Kontrollmaßnahmen – analog zur Systematik von FSSC 22000. TACCP-Plan und Risikobewertung: Dokumentation kritischer Stellen, Lenkung, Überwachungsfrequenz – inklusive ausgelagerter Prozesse wie Co-Packer, Spediteure und externe Lagerhäuser. Wirksamkeit nachweisen: Eindringtests, Auswertung von Kameraaufzeichnungen, Betriebsrundgänge und interne Audits als Beleg für ein funktionierendes System. Supply Chain im Blick: Warum Food Defense nicht erst im eigenen Haus beginnt und Lieferantenaudits mit Food-Defense-Schwerpunkt sinnvoll sind. Timestamps für Schnellhörer: 01:57 – Vorstellung Dr. Norbert Kolb und Einordnung von Food Defense im QM-System. 02:47 – Klassische Schutzmaßnahmen für Gebäude, Gelände und Produkte. 03:30 – IT Defense: Sabotage und Spionage als unterschätzte Risiken. 04:22 – Typische Food-Defense-Fälle: Kontamination, Diebstahl, Drohnen- und Cyberangriffe. 05:55 – Was Unternehmen tun sollten: Blick in die QM-Standards und Anforderungen des IFS Food 8. 07:00 – IFS Food Defense Guidelines, behördliche Quellen und eigene Erfahrungen nutzen. 07:45 – Eindringtests als Wirksamkeitsnachweis. 09:38 – Der TACCP-Plan: Aufbau, kritische Bereiche und ausgelagerte Prozesse. 11:20 – Risikobewertung: Besucher, Fremdhandwerker, Fremdfahrer im Lagerbereich. 13:00 – Supply Chain, Lieferantenaudits und Wachdienst-Organisationen. 14:40 – Fazit: Lebensmittelunternehmen als Teil der kritischen Infrastruktur. Unser Experte: Dr. Norbert Kolb Lebensmitteltechnologe, Experte im Qualitätsmanagement, langjährig tätig bei der Worlée Naturprodukte GmbH; Mitglied in deutschen und europäischen Industrieverbänden mit Leitungsfunktionen einzelner Arbeitsgruppen; Berater und Referent zu Qualitätssicherungssystemen (HACCP, Lieferantenmanagement, Bioprodukte); führt weltweit externe Audits durch E-Mail: Norbert_Kolb@web.de

Clark County elections officials will hand-count approximately 600 ballots from the U.S. Representative 3rd Congressional District race on Aug. 5, comparing results against machine tabulation to confirm accuracy. A second statewide random ballot audit follows on Aug. 13. https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/news/county-elections-office-to-perform-audits-on-aug-5-and-aug-13/ #ClarkCounty #Elections #BallotAudit #Vancouver #WashingtonState #PrimaryElection #ElectionIntegrity #3rdCongressionalDistrict #VoteWA

Irish SMEs often rank well on Google but are invisible to ChatGPT and Perplexity. This episode breaks down what a proper AI visibility audit must include, how to avoid free-tool traps, and why founder-led interpretation beats template-driven reports every time. BeaconSites City: Dublin Address: 77 Camden Street Lower Website: https://beaconsites.ie/ Phone: +353 1 234 6662 Email: info@beaconsites.com

L.A.'s homelessness agency hasn't finished an internal audit in years. Inside the battle to shut down an oil drilling site in Jefferson Park. Should an L.A. metro rider have a voting seat on the agency's board? Leaders and transit advocates are divided. Plus, more from Evening Edition. Support The L.A. Report by donating at LAist.com/join and by visiting https://laist.comSupport the show: https://laist.com

Pablo Sabbatella is the Founder of Opsek and Louis is the Head of Operations & Audits.North Korea has an estimated 2,500 organized hackers targeting crypto right now, which is why stolen funds often don't come from smart contract bugs, they start with hacking people.In this episode, Pablo and Louis walk through the real threat landscape facing DeFi users and protocols today, including the most common attack vectors targeting crypto holders right now. We discuss what DeFi protocols must do to raise the security bar and what we as individual users can do today to meaningfully reduce the risk and protect ourselves.------

Web: www.JonesHealthLaw.comPhone: (305)877-5054Instagram: @JonesHealthLawFacebook: @JonesHealthLawYouTube: @JonesHealthLawWhat is a Payer Audit?For Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) providers–those who offer research-based behavioral therapy–receiving notice of a payer audit or payment suspension can be one of the most disruptive events their practices face. An ABA payer audit occurs when a health insurance company conducts a formal review of a provider's claims, documentation, and billing practices to verify that its services are correctly coded and documented, and that they align with the payer's policies.When an audit identifies potential concerns, providers may face payment suspensions, contract termination, prepayment review, or even fraud investigations. These challenges can hinder cash flow or create staffing difficulties, impacting patient care. While audits can be stressful for practice owners, staying proactive and maintaining strong compliance practices can position them better to respond effectively to such operational challenges.

Did you know the “organic” label on your mattress might be meaningless? Discover the truth about GOLS, new standards, and what brands must do now.Is your mattress really organic—or just labeled that way? In this episode, Mark Kinsley is joined by sustainability certification expert Ely Battalen to unpack the truth behind “organic” and “natural” claims in the mattress industry. With the GOLS (Global Organic Latex Standard) certification disappearing and the new Morganic standard emerging, confusion is at an all-time high for both brands and consumers.If you're a retailer, manufacturer, or just someone who cares about what you're sleeping on, this conversation is essential. Ely reveals why most “organic” claims on mattresses are technically incorrect, how certifying bodies like GOTS and GOLS actually work, and what changes as Morganic steps in. Learn how brands can avoid costly legal mistakes, what certifications really mean for your product, and why supply chain transparency is now non-negotiable.Industry insiders will love the behind-the-scenes look at certification audits, supply chain tracking, and how getting certified can actually streamline your business and reduce costs. Plus: What every retailer and brand should do right now to stay compliant and build consumer trust.Timestamps:- 00:58 – The surprising truth about “organic” mattress claims- 02:09 – When using “organic” is actually illegal (and why)- 03:54 – What GOTS really means (and how brands misuse it)- 06:48 – Why mislabeling is rampant (and how it's policed)- 08:54 – The real reason GOLS certification is disappearing- 10:55 – Meet Morganic: What's changing and why it matters- 13:36 – How new standards impact your supply chain- 15:28 – Where to find the truth about certifications- 18:22 – Audits aren't as hard as you think—real business benefits- 20:06 – How to reach Ely for consulting or questionsConnect with The FAM Podcast:

Did you know the “organic” label on your mattress might be meaningless? Discover the truth about GOLS, new standards, and what brands must do now.Is your mattress really organic—or just labeled that way? In this episode, Mark Kinsley is joined by sustainability certification expert Ely Battalen to unpack the truth behind “organic” and “natural” claims in the mattress industry. With the GOLS (Global Organic Latex Standard) certification disappearing and the new Morganic standard emerging, confusion is at an all-time high for both brands and consumers.If you're a retailer, manufacturer, or just someone who cares about what you're sleeping on, this conversation is essential. Ely reveals why most “organic” claims on mattresses are technically incorrect, how certifying bodies like GOTS and GOLS actually work, and what changes as Morganic steps in. Learn how brands can avoid costly legal mistakes, what certifications really mean for your product, and why supply chain transparency is now non-negotiable.Industry insiders will love the behind-the-scenes look at certification audits, supply chain tracking, and how getting certified can actually streamline your business and reduce costs. Plus: What every retailer and brand should do right now to stay compliant and build consumer trust.Timestamps:- 00:58 – The surprising truth about “organic” mattress claims- 02:09 – When using “organic” is actually illegal (and why)- 03:54 – What GOTS really means (and how brands misuse it)- 06:48 – Why mislabeling is rampant (and how it's policed)- 08:54 – The real reason GOLS certification is disappearing- 10:55 – Meet Morganic: What's changing and why it matters- 13:36 – How new standards impact your supply chain- 15:28 – Where to find the truth about certifications- 18:22 – Audits aren't as hard as you think—real business benefits- 20:06 – How to reach Ely for consulting or questionsConnect with The FAM Podcast:

David Smith explains his book “Wokicide,” arguing that “woke” (critical social justice theory rooted in critical theory and postmodernism) persists in universities and schools because education lacks quality control, not because of politics. He proposes applying ISO 9001 and HACCP-style quality assurance to K–12 and universities: validated curriculum specifications, independent expert panels, hazard analysis, audits (scheduled and targeted), corrective action, and continuous improvement. A central Workplace Improvement Notice (WIN) system would let staff and even parents file tracked complaints with guaranteed responses, replacing DEI/unconscious-bias training with “deprogramming” modules and prioritizing evidence and accountability. Smith says QA would stop unvalidated ideological drift and is affordable by redirecting existing DEI-related spending.00:00 Intro and Two-Part Talk00:58 Why Woke Persists01:30 Education Lacks QA02:10 Validation Over Ideology04:53 Defining Woke Origins06:35 From Civil Rights to Overreach07:43 Flawed Woke Reasoning10:02 How Woke Spreads11:16 Equity Outcomes and Activism13:33 Deconstruction Playbook17:50 Woke Hall of Fame21:39 Perfect Storm in Education25:42 QA Solution Framework27:41 ISO 9001 and HACCP29:42 Authority and Adoption30:55 Four Phases Implementation33:35 Validation and Hazard Analysis34:47 Audits Monitoring Corrective Action37:09 Aggressive Feedback Loops39:05 WIN Notice Explained41:41 Curriculum Content Validation43:12 Audits in K-12 Schools44:53 K-12 QA Wrap Up45:47 Universities as the Source47:29 University Validation Hurdles50:30 University Auditing Red Flags51:58 Objections and Pushback57:12 Failure Modes and Fixes59:39 Cost and Staffing Reality01:02:08 Closing Q&A and Next StepsAmazon Kindle version: Wokicide: Pest Control for Education: https://a.co/d/0d0YeApM========Slides, summaries, references, and transcripts of my podcasts: https://tomn.substack.com/p/podcast-summariesMy Linktree: https://linktr.ee/tomanelson1

  Most people seek external feedback but avoid self-reflection, hindering their true growth. This episode tells how embracing honest self-audits, rather than relying on assumptions, helps individuals clarify their paths and lead with integrity, transforming potential into inevitable progress.  Chapter Summary:Power of Self-Audit03:59 Accountability and Leadership08:34 Growth Through Reflection10:59 WIN Inner CircleFeatured Quotes:“Truth creates traction.” - Maurice“Professionals who grow don't confuse accountability with the shame.” - Maurice“The most powerful feedback you'll ever receive is the kind you're willing to give yourself.” - MauriceBehind the Story:Maurice shares insights from a recent client conversation where a perceived “bang-up job” lacked real benchmarks. This experience highlights the common reluctance to confront what didn't work and the critical role self-audits play in achieving genuine progress. The episode stresses that accountability, not shame, is the path to objective improvement.

It's the quarterly business bestie chat! In this episode, Colie James and I are sharing an honest recap of Q2 and what's coming up next for our businesses. The Shoot It Straight Podcast is brought to you by Sabrina Gebhardt, photographer and educator. Join us each week as we discuss what it's like to be a female creative entrepreneur while balancing entrepreneurship and motherhood. If you're trying to find balance in this exciting place you're in, yet willing to talk about the hard stuff too, Shoot It Straight Podcast is here to share practical and tangible takeaways to help you shoot it straight. Review the Show Notes: Colie's offer pivot (2:35)Replacing sales calls (4:24)Sabrina's summer camp (5:37)Root to Rise revamp (8:44)Systems in Session tweaks (11:22)Ads strategy (14:01)New freebie waitlists (16:40)Launch ethics drama (20:52)Root to Rise launch results (22:56)Colie's launch timing (28:56)Summer launch experience (32:10)Price versus trust objections (33:03)Micro-wins build confidence (36:48)Trial week idea (38:16)Pricing and logistics (41:12)Audits as downsell (48:04)New fall retainer offer (50:32)Serving Q3 and Q4 plans (51:46)Sharing client wins (52:48)Mentioned in this episode:Systems in Session: coliejames.com/systems-in-sessionThe Experience Edit: coliejames.com/the-experience-editRoot to Rise: sabrinagebhardt.com/mastermind-waitlistFirst Class Lounge: sabrinagebhardt.com/membershipSummer Camp: sabrina-gebhardt.myflodesk.com/summercampOur Quarterly Business Bestie Chats:Q2 2026: sabrinagebhardt.com/podcast/194-q2-2026-business-bestie-chat-with-colie-james Q1 2026: sabrinagebhardt.com/podcast/183-q1-2026-business-bestie-chat-with-colie-jamesQ4 2025: sabrinagebhardt.com/podcast/165-q4-2025-business-bestie-chat-with-colie-jamesQ3 2025: sabrinagebhardt.com/podcast/q3-business-besties-chat-with-colie-jamesQ2 2025: sabrinagebhardt.com/podcast/q2-2025-business-bestie-chat-with-colie-jamesQ1 2025: sabrinagebhardt.com/podcast/128-q1-2025-business-bestie-chatQ4 2024: sabrinagebhardt.com/podcast/q4-business-bestie-chat-with-colie-jamesQ3 2024: sabrinagebhardt.com/podcast/q3-business-besties-chat-with-colie-jamesQ2 2024: sabrinagebhardt.com/podcast/88-q2-business-besties-chat-with-colie-jamesQ1 2024: sabrinagebhardt.com/podcast/75-quarterly-business-chat-with-colie-jamesConnect with Colie:Podcast: coliejames.com/podcastInstagram: instagram.com/coliejamesWebsite: coliejames.comConnect with Sabrina:Website: sabrinagebhardt.comInstagram: instagram.com/xo.sabrinagebhardtTikTok: tiktok.com/@xo.sabrinagebhardt Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What do you do when the strategies that used to work… suddenly don't? In our Q3 Business Bestie Chat, Sabrina and I are getting real about what it looks like to navigate a season of uncertainty in business—even after years of experience. We're sharing an honest conversation about shifting markets, changing client behavior, and why staying grounded is so important.With nearly 29 years of combined entrepreneurial experience, we've both found ourselves asking hard questions this summer. Instead of pretending everything is perfect, we're pulling back the curtain on what it's like to adapt, trust the process, and keep moving forward when business feels different than it did even a year ago.Find It Quickly00:24 - Biz Bestie Chat02:34 - Colie Offer Pivot04:30 - Replacing Sales Calls05:36 - Sabrina Summer Camp08:55 - Root to Rise Revamp11:38 - Systems in Session Tweaks14:23 - Ads Strategy17:04 - New Freebie Waitlists21:22 - Launch Ethics Drama23:31 - Root to Rise Launch Results29:37 - Colie Launch Timing32:18 - Summer Launch Experience33:35 - Price Versus Trust Objections37:38 - Micro Wins Build Confidence39:01 - Trial Week Idea42:09 - Pricing and Logistics49:13 - Audits as Downsell51:44 - New Fall Retainer Offer53:01 - Serving Q3 and Q4 Plans54:03 - Sharing Client WinsMentioned in this Episode:Systems in Session: coliejames.com/systems-in-sessionThe Experience Edit: coliejames.com/the-experience-editRoot to Rise: sabrinagebhardt.com/mastermind-waitlistFirst Class Lounge: sabrinagebhardt.com/membershipSummer Camp: sabrina-gebhardt.myflodesk.com/summercampOur Quarterly Business Bestie Chats:Q2 2026: coliejames.com/business-bestie-chat-q2-2026-with-sabrina-gebhardtQ1 2026: coliejames.com/business-bestie-chat-q1-2026-with-sabrina-gebhardtQ4 2025: coliejames.com/business-bestie-chat-q4-2025-with-sabrina-gebhardtQ3 2025: sabrinagebhardt.com/podcast/q3-business-besties-chat-with-colie-jamesQ2 2025: sabrinagebhardt.com/podcast/q2-2025-business-bestie-chat-with-colie-jamesQ1 2025: sabrinagebhardt.com/podcast/128-q1-2025-business-bestie-chatQ4 2024: sabrinagebhardt.com/podcast/q4-business-bestie-chat-with-colie-jamesQ3 2024: sabrinagebhardt.com/podcast/q3-business-besties-chat-with-colie-jamesQ2 2024: sabrinagebhardt.com/podcast/88-q2-business-besties-chat-with-colie-jamesQ1 2024: sabrinagebhardt.com/podcast/75-quarterly-business-chat-with-colie-jamesConnect with SabrinaWebsite: sabrinagebhardt.comInstagram: instagram.com/sabrinagebhardtphotographyPodcast: sabrinagebhardt.com/podcast

Charter amendment 26-14, sponsored by Peter Silliman of District 5, would give the Clark County Council authority to conduct independent performance audits of county finances and programs. The measure passed the Charter Review Commission 13-2 and is headed for the November 2026 ballot. https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/news/charter-review-commission-26-14-performance-audits/ #ClarkCounty #CharterReview #PerformanceAudits #ClarkCountyWA #LocalGovernment

On this episode we were pleased to be joined by Matt Sattler, of Diamond V, to talk audits, but not THOSE audits. We discuss TMR audits and how it can affect your operation.

In this episode, we discuss the AI Safety Measures Act, or SB 315, Illinois' new frontier AI bill that mandates third-party audits for frontier AI labs (:51). We also cover the Trump administration's decision to lift export controls on Anthropic's Fable and Mythos models (7:34), Anthropic's claim that Alibaba extracted capabilities from Claude in a large-scale distillation attack (17:46), and OpenAI's proposal for the government to take a 5% stake in the company (26:12). Additional reading IL mandates third-party audits of frontier labs ⁠⁠AI Safety Measures Act (SB 315) Lutnick's June 30 letter Anthropic's blog post "Redeploying Fable 5" OpenAI's blog post "Previewing GPT-5.6 Sol"  "Anthropic Accuses Alibaba of 'Illicitly' Accessing AI Models" (Bloomberg) "OpenAI proposes handing Trump administration 5% stake" (Financial Times) Commerce lifts export controls on AnthropicAnthropic accuses Alibaba of adversarial distillationOpenAI proposes government take 5% stake

An absolute political firestorm is unfolding!

AI is transforming ABA session documentation — and the stakes have never been higher. This episode explores how AI-assisted tools like Note Draft AI are helping BTs, RBTs, and BCBAs write more compliant, comprehensive session notes without replacing clinical judgment. The conversation covers CASP's documentation standards, rising OIG audit activity, early research comparing AI-assisted versus non-AI notes, and what responsible AI adoption should look like as the field catches up to the technology. To earn CEUs for listening, click here, log in or sign up, pay the CEU fee, + take the knowlege check quiz to generate your certificate! Don't forget to subscribe and follow and leave us a rating and review. Show Notes: References CASP Documentation Standards  Council of Autism Service Providers. (2024). Applied behavior analysis practice guidelines for the treatment of autism spectrum disorder: Guidance for healthcare funders, regulatory bodies, service providers, and consumers (3rd ed.). https://www.casproviders.org  Council of Autism Service Providers. (n.d.). CASP session note templates. Council of Autism Service Providers. https://www.casproviders.org/casp-session-note-templates  OIG Audits — Medicaid ABA Compliance  U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General. (2025, July 10). Wisconsin made at least $18.5 million in improper fee-for-service Medicaid payments for applied behavior analysis provided to children diagnosed with autism (Report No. A-06-23-01002). https://oig.hhs.gov/reports/all/2025/wisconsin-made-at-least-185-million-in-improper-fee-for-service-medicaid-payments-for-applied-behavior-analysis-provided-to-children-diagnosed-with-autism/  U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General. (2024, December 16). Indiana's fee-for-service Medicaid payments for applied behavior analysis for children diagnosed with autism did not fully comply with federal and state requirements (Report No. A-09-22-02002). https://oig.hhs.gov/reports/work-plan/browse-work-plan-projects/srs-a-25-029/  U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General. (2026, March 2). Colorado made at least $77.8 million in improper fee-for-service Medicaid payments for applied behavior analysis provided to children. https://oig.hhs.gov/reports/all/2026/colorado-made-at-least-778-million-in-improper-fee-for-service-medicaid-payments-for-applied-behavior-analysis-provided-to-children/  U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General. (n.d.). Audits of Medicaid applied behavior analysis for children diagnosed with autism [Work plan series, SRS-A-25-029]. https://oig.hhs.gov/reports/work-plan/browse-work-plan-projects/srs-a-25-029/ 

Today, we've brought Gorilla Senior Strategist Maya Harrington back onto the show after her recent appearance on IMC: Live, where she and Gorilla Strategist Chelsey Trevino discussed their recent work with AI search audits for clients. We wanted her back on the show to talk more about the tactics and tricks she's learned along the way. Connect with Maya on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mayaj0nes/ Reach out to the podcast: podcast@gorilla76.com

Thanks to our partners Promotive, WickedFile, Maverick Shop Owners, and OverdryveWhy does the IRS really pick a tax return to audit? And if a CPA who does this for a living can still get dragged through a three-year fight, what chance does the rest of us have?In this episode, Hunt Demarest, CPA, steps out from behind the desk to tell his own story — a three-year audit of his 2023 tax return that started with a suspiciously timed refund and ended with a win built entirely on paperwork. Hunt breaks down what gets a return flagged in the first place, the one habit that separates audits you win from ones you lose, and why "innocent" and "victorious" aren't always the same outcome — proven by a client who did everything right and still wrote a $25,000 check to the IRS.Hunt also pulls back the curtain on what his firm's audit protection covers, why informational requests aren't the same as a real audit, and why a single missing signature nearly cost him a case tax law was already on his side of. Whether you're worried about a deduction on your own return or want to know what triggers an IRS letter, this episode is a real-time look at how audits actually play out — not the version you hear secondhand.What You'll Learn...(02:51) Hunt's own audit story begins — three years, one 2023 tax return(03:58) Why the audit really happened — a refund, then a red flag a month later(04:41) Getting flagged, part 1 — why large credits are an open invitation to audit(08:24) Getting flagged, part 2 — the oversized expense line the IRS can't ignore(09:48) Inside the process — what an IRS "information request" audit actually looks like(15:06) The rule that wins audits — documentation, documentation, documentation(19:15) Audits take time, and time is money — even when you win(19:40) 100+ hours, one frivolous case, and the real cost of defending yourself(22:28) The hardest truth — being innocent doesn't guarantee you'll win(23:12) The $25,000 loss — when the IRS agent simply won't listen(24:24) The call every shop owner dreads — when paying up beats fighting onIf you've ever wondered what actually happens after that letter shows up, why documentation is the difference between a two-month resolution and a three-year fight, and why sometimes the smartest move is knowing when to stop — this episode is essential listeningThanks to our partner, PromotivePromotive has over 40 years of recruiting and automotive experience. If you need qualified technicians and service advisors and want to offload the heavy lifting, visit https://gopromotive.com/Thanks to our partner, WickedFileTurn chaos into clarity with WickedFile, the AI for auto repair shops. Transform invoices into insights, protect cash flow, and stop losing parts, cores, or credits to maximize your bottom line. visit https://info.wickedfile.com/Thanks to our partner, Maverick Shop OwnersYou're working on growing a more profitable shop - that's critical. That's exactly what the 24-video Blueprint course by Maverick Shop Owners addresses - customers, sales, profit, people, systems, and freedom. Get free access for our listeners only at https://maverickshopowners.com/blueprintThanks to our partner, OverdryveOverdryve is your AI-powered marketing operating system. It predicts slow weeks before they happen, automatically launches revenue-driving campaigns, tracks ROI down to the dollar, and optimizes performance in real time. Visit https://overdryvemarketing.com/Paar Melis and Associates – Accountants Specializing in Automotive RepairVisit us Online: www.paarmelis.comEmail Hunt: podcast@paarmelis.comGet the FREE 2026 Auto Shop Benchmark Report: https://hubs.ly/Q04j-grh0Download a Copy of My Books Here:Beyond the Bays: A Financial Playbook for Auto Repair Shop OwnersWrenches to Write-OffsYour Perfect Shop The Automotive Repair Podcast Network: https://automotiverepairpodcastnetwork.com/Remarkable Results Radio Podcast with Carm Capriotto: Advancing the Aftermarket by Facilitating Wisdom Through Storytelling and Open DiscussionDiagnosing the Aftermarket A to Z with Matt Fanslow: From Diagnostics to Metallica and Mental Health, Matt Fanslow is Lifting the Hood on Life.The Weekly Blitz with Chris Cotton: Weekly Inspiration with Business Coach Chris Cotton from AutoFix - Auto Shop Coaching.Speak Up! Effective Communication with Craig O'Neill: Develop Interpersonal and Professional Communication Skills when Speaking to Audiences of Any Size.Business by the Numbers with Hunt Demarest: Understand the Numbers of Your Business with CPA Hunt Demarest.The Auto Repair Marketing Podcast with Kim and Brian Walker: Marketing Experts Brian & Kim Walker Work with Shop Owners to Take it to the Next Level.

Introduction Most insurance executives have heard the AI pitch a hundred times by now, and most of those pitches collapse the moment they hit a real call center, a real compliance team, or a real broker's quoting workflow. The interesting question is no longer whether AI works in insurance. The question is what deployment method survives a regulated, audited, multi-channel customer operation, and which vendors actually know how a policy gets quoted, bound, and serviced. In this episode, Joshua R. Hollander sits down with Pablo Molina, CEO and co-founder of Infinite Watch, to unpack what AI-native infrastructure looks like inside a carrier or broker. Molina argues for a method that starts with observability rather than automation, and for a vendor selection criterion that has shifted from technology to domain expertise and traceability. Listeners will come away with a clearer view of how to sequence an AI deployment in a regulated business, why a hundred percent visibility into customer interactions is now table stakes, and what Molina sees coming next for the workforce. Guest Bio Pablo Molina is CEO and co-founder of Infinite Watch, an AI-native platform built for insurance and other regulated verticals. Infinite Watch operates three families of agents: conversational voice, data and document handling, and real-time business intelligence. The company came out of stealth in late 2025 and is running production deployments in personal lines, commercial lines, and payment collections across the US and Europe. Before Infinite Watch, Molina was the founding CTO at CoverWallet, where he scaled engineering past 300 people and helped grow the business past one billion dollars in premiums before Aon acquired it in 2019. He is a software engineer with more than a decade of insurance domain experience. Key Topics • Observability before automation - Why Infinite Watch deploys insight agents first, ingesting calls, messages, and web interactions before any task gets automated. Operators need a true picture of customer interactions before deciding which parts to hand to an agent. • From 1-5% audit samples to 100% visibility - Carrier and broker QA teams sample one to five percent of calls. Molina explains why semantic LLM coverage of every interaction changes the operating model for playbook adherence, cancellation analysis, and missed upsells. • Where the moat actually lives in AI for insurance - With frontier models commoditizing fast, the differentiator is no longer the technology stack. It is domain expertise and built-in traceability that satisfies regulators on day one. • Personal lines today, commercial lines next - How Infinite Watch is moving from automated payment collections and end-to-end claims into commercial-lines quote-and-bind, compressing days into minutes. • AI replacement, not just augmentation - Molina pushes past the safe answer. He argues software engineering was the first profession to feel AI replacement because code is the easiest output to validate, and every profession follows. • Founding team dynamics on round two - Putting a CoverWallet founding team back together with different titles, hiring small and senior, and building an AI-native engineering culture from day one. • Three years out for Infinite Watch - Whether agents replace or complement legacy core systems, and which incumbents survive the transition. Notable Quotes "We first of all deploy AI insights agents that will ingest every customer interaction. We sit in the front office. Then we have a view of what the operations and customer interaction look like." "There is no technology moat as such, like it used to be. The differentiators are not in the technology anymore, because people can catch up really fast." "Audits and traceability is a built-in. There is no other choice. It is not a negotiation point." "Professions are going to be replaced and reinvented entirely, like a hundred percent." Resources Guest: Infinite Watch: https://infinitewatch.ai Pablo Molina on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pablomolinacandel/ Host & Organization: Joshua R. Hollander on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshuarhollander/ Horton International (USA): https://www.horton-usa.com/ Insurtech Leadership Podcast: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/insurtech-leadership-show Subscribe & Review If you enjoyed this episode, subscribe on your favorite platform and leave a review. The Insurtech Leadership Podcast is available on YouTube, Podbean, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify.

In this episode of the HVAC Know It All Business Edition Podcast, co-hosts Gary McCreadie and Furman Haynes from WorkHero sit down with Brynn Cooksey Sr, CEM, CMS, the Founder of Air Doctors Heating & Cooling and HVAC U (Building Scientists). They explore how building science can transform an HVAC business. Drawing from his background in the utility industry, Brynn explains why many contractors focus too much on equipment and not enough on understanding the home as a complete system. The conversation covers energy audits, customer trust, home performance testing, pricing strategies, and the business advantages of moving beyond simple equipment replacements. Brynn also shares practical advice for contractors looking to differentiate themselves through diagnostics, education, and problem-solving. Brynn is a nationally recognized educator in the HVAC industry. Before entering the HVAC business, Brynn worked in the power and utilities sector, where he gained a deep understanding of energy generation, distribution, and efficiency. Today, he is known for helping contractors adopt building science principles, home performance testing, and customer-focused solutions that improve comfort, indoor air quality, and energy efficiency.   Expect To Learn: - The business case for offering energy audits and home performance services - How building science can increase revenue while reducing marketing costs - The step-by-step process behind a professional home energy audit - Why testing and diagnostics lead to better customer outcomes than equipment-focused sales - How contractors can gradually adopt building science without overwhelming their business - The difference between competing on speed versus competing on quality and expertise   Timestamps: 00:00 - Introduction 00:56 - The Thermostat Scheduling Debate 03:22 - Lessons from the Utility Industry 04:43 - Solving Energy, Comfort, and Indoor Air Quality Problems 05:47 - The Business Case for Building Science 08:28 - Where Contractors Should Start with Home Performance 11:14 - Why Homeowners Need More Than Equipment Quotes 13:01 - Inside a Professional Energy Audit 14:03 - Identifying Hidden Problems Before Testing Begins 18:18 - Building a Business Around Quality Instead of Speed   Follow our Guest Brynn Cooksey Sr, CEM, CMS: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/theairdoctor/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theairdoctor313/    Company LinkedIn: Air Doctors Heating & Cooling: https://www.linkedin.com/company/airdoctorshvacservice/  HVAC U (Building Scientists): https://www.linkedin.com/company/hvac-ubuildingscientists/    Company Website:  Air Doctors Heating & Cooling: https://www.airdoctorshvacservice.com/  HVAC U (Building Scientists): https://www.hvactrain.com/    Company Instagram:  Air Doctors Heating & Cooling: https://www.instagram.com/airdoctorshvac  HVAC U (Building Scientists): https://www.instagram.com/hvac_university     Follow Gary McCreadie: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gary-mccreadie-38217a77/  Website: https://www.hvacknowitall.com  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/HVAC-Know-It-All-2/61569643061429/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hvacknowitall1/    Follow Furman Haynes:  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/furmanhaynes/  WorkHero: https://www.linkedin.com/company/workherohvac/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/workhero__/  

Sexual Assault Response in Louisiana: Performance Audit Services Manager Kristen Jacobs recaps a new LLA report that examines how Louisiana addresses sexual assault and provides services to survivors of sexual assault. | https://LLA.La.gov/go/podcast

On the June 26 edition: New election audits are coming under a newly passed law; Several school districts face down looming budget challenges; And after more than half a century, the Democratic Republic of Congo is back in the World Cup.  

What Every Time-Starved Entrepreneur Needs to Know About Using ChatGPT to Win at Social Media Marketing in 2026   Master ChatGPT for online entrepreneurship with conversion-focused tactics. In this episode, we reveal the exact AI entrepreneur prompt systems for social media captions, split-testing ad copy, and auditing conversion leaks—strategies busy parents are using to scale side gigs without agency fees. Learn the caption engineering framework, A/B testing methodology, and audit checklists that turn engagement into income in 2026. https://DarkHorseEntrepreneur.com Tracy explains how to use ChatGPT (including GPT-4o and 5o) and other AI models to scale social media marketing by rapidly generating and testing multiple caption hooks to boost first-hour engagement velocity, then extending AI use to full ad campaign architecture across platforms with native-format variations, systematic low-budget testing, and scaling winners while killing losers. It emphasizes that AI is a force multiplier, not a replacement, and warns that poor offers and weak funnels can't be fixed by AI—AI amplifies both good and bad strategy. A parallel "conversion audit" process is recommended, using tools like GA4 data analyzed in ChatGPT to identify high-quality traffic, CPA, and ROAS. The script argues the real competitive advantage is strategy and audience insight, and outlines monetization via productized services, SOPs, automation tools, and digital products, while cautioning against burnout from scaling too many systems instead of focusing on clarity and sustainable execution.   00:00 AI Social Media Promise 01:35 Algorithm Brutal Truth 02:13 Caption Engineering System 04:19 AI Powered Ad Testing 06:45 Avoid Scaling Mediocrity 08:09 Conversion Audit Loop 09:51 Strategy Beats AI 10:48 Clone Systems to Scale 12:23 Clarity Over More Systems 13:54 Final Leverage Takeaway  

Manufacturers are rushing to understand how they're being represented in ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and other AI platforms. But running a GEO audit is only the beginning. In this episode, Gorilla 76 strategists Maya Harrington and Chelsey Trevino share lessons from GEO audits they've conducted across industrial manufacturers. They discuss the patterns they're seeing, common misconceptions and how marketers can avoid getting overwhelmed by a flood of recommendations. The conversation includes examples of manufacturers that were showing up in AI-generated answers — but not for the industries, applications or buyer problems they wanted to be known for. You'll learn: What GEO audits actually measure Why business context matters before you start auditing How AI tools associate companies with industries and problems The role of foundational educational content Why schema markup keeps appearing in audit findings How technical content hidden in PDFs can limit visibility Practical ways to run a lightweight GEO audit using prompts alone Whether you're just starting to explore AI visibility or already conducting GEO audits, this episode will help you focus on the actions that matter most. ABOUT IMC LIVE IMC Live is the interactive webinar series from the Industrial Marketing Collective — created for marketers at manufacturing companies. Each session is designed to help you connect with peers, sharpen your skills and drive measurable results in your work.

Our hosts Chad and Sami team up this week to discuss AI code bases and whether they can be built to be developer friendly and with best practices in mind. After a brief chat about the World Cup (and how it may affect the June thoughtbot event in London!) Sami dives into a recent code audit he did on a base that was built with AI using Spec Driven Development. Chad covers security concerns and why it's important to have human oversight when generating codes. — You can find Chad all over social media as @cpytel and Sami through his website. You can also connect with our duo via their LinkedIn pages - Chad - Sami. If you would like to support the show, head over to our GitHub page, or check out our website. Got a question or comment about the show? Why not write to our hosts: hosts@giantrobots.fm This has been a thoughtbot podcast. Stay up to date by following us on social media - LinkedIn - Mastodon - YouTube - Bluesky © 2026 Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots Podcast

From writing off luxury vehicles to investing in exploratory oil and gas drilling, what is the line between smart tax strategy and literal tax evasion? Greg and Ryan debunk the paralyzing fear surrounding IRS audits, detailing what auditors actually look for versus what people think will land them in jail. They discuss the infamous case of "The Situation" from Jersey Shore, explain why it is illegal not to file but not illegal not to pay, and break down how the government actively incentivizes you to invest in energy and write it off against active income.

Listen and subscribe to Money Making Conversations on iHeartRadio, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, www.moneymakingconversations.com/subscribe/ or wherever you listen to podcasts. New Money Making Conversations episodes drop daily. I want to alert you, so you don’t miss out on expert analysis and insider perspectives from my guests who provide tips that can help you uplift the community, improve your financial planning, motivation, or advice on how to be a successful entrepreneur. Keep winning! Two-time Emmy and Three-time NAACP Image Award-winning, television Executive Producer Rushion McDonald interviewed Stacey Gholar.

Listen and subscribe to Money Making Conversations on iHeartRadio, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, www.moneymakingconversations.com/subscribe/ or wherever you listen to podcasts. New Money Making Conversations episodes drop daily. I want to alert you, so you don’t miss out on expert analysis and insider perspectives from my guests who provide tips that can help you uplift the community, improve your financial planning, motivation, or advice on how to be a successful entrepreneur. Keep winning! Two-time Emmy and Three-time NAACP Image Award-winning, television Executive Producer Rushion McDonald interviewed Stacey Gholar.

On the DSR Daily for Wednesday, we cover Todd Blanche confirming Trump and his family will be immune to IRS audits, early results from California's gubernatorial primary, the Supreme Court's latest blunder, and more.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mary and Andrew begin this week by tackling a decision by a U.S. District Judge to dismiss criminal charges against Kilmar Ábrego García, calling the administration's case against García a vindictive prosecution for challenging his illegal deportation last year. Mary and Andrew couple this topic with a conversation about the “Broadview Six” case, involving a group of Chicago ICE protesters whose criminal case was dropped, similarly, due to misconduct by the DOJ. Then, Mary and Andrew continue a discussion from last week about Trump's $1.776 billion settlement with the IRS — specifically about an addendum to the settlement which grants Trump and "affiliated individuals" extremely broad protections from future prosecutions. They then talk about Carmen Lineberger, a former federal prosecutor indicted for sending unreleased files from the Jack Smith report to her personal email account. Plus, a conversation about a decision by a federal judge who has ordered the White House to comply with the Presidential Records Act, undermining the DOJ's ability to give the administration a legal way to destroy White House records from the second Trump term. This podcast is also available on YouTube at ms.now/mainjustice.  Further reading: HERE is the 'Broadway Six' case transcript    Sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts to listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads. You'll also get exclusive bonus content from this and other shows. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Trump's DOJ Expands Settlement to Cover Audits  To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.